balliage

English translation: a new method of highlighting, where color is painted on with a brush

18:24 Jun 26, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
/ hairdressing
English term or phrase: balliage
as part of this exersise, you will need one model for "full head colour application" (balliage)
Alan turton
Selected answer:a new method of highlighting, where color is painted on with a brush
Explanation:
This is copied verbatim from the following page:

http://www.josephmartin.com/Sections2/stylists2.html

The term is obviously French (cosmetology terms tend to be).


Fuad
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4 +7a new method of highlighting, where color is painted on with a brush
Fuad Yahya


  

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a new method of highlighting, where color is painted on with a brush


Explanation:
This is copied verbatim from the following page:

http://www.josephmartin.com/Sections2/stylists2.html

The term is obviously French (cosmetology terms tend to be).


Fuad


    Reference: http://www.josephmartin.com/Sections2/stylists2.html
Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 893
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Piotr Kurek: indeed
5 mins

agree  Enza Longo
7 mins

agree  Jeannie Graham
12 mins

agree  Gayle Wallimann: The French word is "balayage", that means sweeping.It's a short step to imagine that as "brushing".It is extremely popular in France today.
11 hrs

agree  airmailrpl: has to do with hair coloring
11 hrs

agree  IgorD
1 day 22 hrs

agree  AhmedAMS
15 days
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